Re: Too Sad News
Permanent installations (with lighting, even!) like Craig mentions are not as common, I reckon, but it's not a practice that started in Hawaii, nor -- depending on how far back you go -- the U.S. Within the U.S., though, they're most commonly linked to the southwest and to Hispanic communities.
Here's a Wikipedia entry on the roadside memorial, and a couple of sites devoted to descansos: Dave Nance's photography project, and descansos.org. There's even a movie in the works. There has been debate in the U.K. specifically about how they can be traffic hazards. Some states ban them. California actually charges a fee to set one up.
Permanent installations (with lighting, even!) like Craig mentions are not as common, I reckon, but it's not a practice that started in Hawaii, nor -- depending on how far back you go -- the U.S. Within the U.S., though, they're most commonly linked to the southwest and to Hispanic communities.
Here's a Wikipedia entry on the roadside memorial, and a couple of sites devoted to descansos: Dave Nance's photography project, and descansos.org. There's even a movie in the works. There has been debate in the U.K. specifically about how they can be traffic hazards. Some states ban them. California actually charges a fee to set one up.
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